This timely book provides the first sustained examination of cross-border relationships since the momentous sequence ofevents that began with the Good Friday agreement of 1998. It looks at changing patterns of North-South relations inthree broad domains: politics and public administration, the economy, and civil society. Specific topics covered includethe cross-border implementation bodies, the island economy, the voluntary sector, education, health, planning, publicpolicy and the EU. The book draws on findings from a two-year research project embracing a large, multi-disciplinaryteam based in Dublin, Belfast, Dundalk and Armagh. The book also sets recent changes in perspective, outlining theevolution of cross-border relationships between partition in 1920 and the recent comprehensive settlement, andexploring the extent to which leaders North and South remained in denial about the evolving impact and implications of the border until the closing decades of the 20th century. The authors
